Pelosi: Protesters Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza Are Pushing ‘Putin’s Message,’ FBI Should Investigate Them

BASH: “One of the challenges that Democrats might have in organizing is some anger in some corners of the progressive movement over Biden’s, Joe Biden’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas terrorists. How concerned are you — especially given the fact that we have seen protesters over and over at his events, how concerned are you that people, young people, Arab Americans, progressives — I’m not suggesting that they’re going to go vote for Donald Trump, but how concerned are you that they might just stay home?”
Pelosi: “Well, let me just say this, because I have been the recipient of their, shall we say, exuberances, and it’s as recently as in Seattle on Thursday, unfortunately, wanted to disrupt our very exciting Democratic meeting there. They’re in front of my house all the time, so I have a feeling for what feelings they have. But we have to think about what we’re doing. And what we have to do is try to stop the suffering in Gaza. This is women and children. People don’t have a place to go. So let’s address that. But for them to call for a cease-fire is Mr. Putin’s message. Mr. Putin’s message. Make no mistake, this is directly connected to what he would like to see. Same thing with Ukraine. It’s about Putin’s message. I think some of these — some of these protesters are spontaneous and organic and sincere. Some, I think, are connected to Russia. And I say that having looked at this for a long time now, as you know — “
BASH: “You think some of these protests are Russian plants?”
Pelosi: “I don’t think they’re plants. I think some financing should be investigated. And I want to ask the FBI to investigate that. But, apart from that, let’s just say it’s all spontaneous and sincere. Let’s say it’s all spontaneous and sincere. Young people care about the right to choose. They care about LGBTQ issues. They care about preserving the planet. They care about gun violence prevention. That’s what they tell us. They care about our democracy and the freedoms that are contained in some of what I said. So, they’re going to have to make a decision: staying home to enable, or to agonize — organize — not agonize, but organize, and get out there and get the job done. I have every confidence that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be president and vice president of the United States. I know we will carry the House. I’m confident that we can improve our numbers in the Senate, and we can do it because we’re going to own the ground without organizing. We’re going to have a message of values for our country, and we’re going to have the resources to get the job done.”